ܒܛܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܛ ܠ (b ṭ l)
4 terms

Adjective derived from the verb ܒܵܛܹܠ (bāṭēl).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [batˤtˤiːlɑː]

Adjective

ܒܲܛܝܼܠܵܐ • (baṭīlā) (feminine ܒܲܛܝܼܠܬܵܐ (baṭīltā), plural ܒܲܛܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (baṭīlē))

1. idle, inactive; invalid, null, void

   Antonym: ܦܲܥܝܼܠܵܐ (paˁīlā)

2. useless, worthless, valueless

   Antonyms: ܡܲܗܢܝܵܢܵܐ (mahnyānā), ܡܵܘܬܪܵܢܵܐ (māwtrānā)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܛܝܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (baṭīlāˀīṯ, “in vain”)
• ܒܲܛܝܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (baṭīlūṯā, “idleness”)
• ܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܒܲܛܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (millē baṭīlē)